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I carry all of my stress in the muscle that runs across the

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I carry all of my stress in the muscle that runs across the back of my neck and shoulder blades, and it has been very aggravated the past couple of days because I am in a very stressful situation at the moment. There is a small, hard nodule at the base of my neck, to the right side, on top of that muscle that has been there for several months and today I am having pain not only in that muscle but running up the right side of the front of my neck, right across the location of the jugular vein. Is this just pain stemming from those aggravated muscles or is there something else I should be considering?

It is stemming from the aggravated muscles. This is called as myofascial pain syndromes. Muscles of the neck and shoulder girdle, namely; trapezius, scalene, sternocleidomastoid, levator scapulae etc can develop myofascial trigger points. These are hyperirritable tender spots in palpable tense bands of skeletal muscle that refer pain. This can be associated with degenerative disc disease in neck causing pinched nerves. Trigger points may develop after an initial injury to muscle fibers, or due to stress, tension, over work of muscles. This injury may be a noticeable traumatic event or repetitive microtrauma to the muscles. The trigger point causes pain and stress in the muscle or muscle fiber. As the stress increases, the muscles become fatigued and more susceptible to activation of additional trigger points. The treatment is following;

1) passive stretching of the affected muscle after application of sprayed vapocoolant.

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